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By: Abby B

Abby B — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 02:00:03 +0000

Wow, that’s a lot of comments, so if someone already mentioned this, please disregard. But we’re on a rather tight budget and instead of planning my menu and then going and getting the ingredients at the store, no matter what the price, I look at the ads and see what’s on sale and then base my meals off of that.

I can’t wait to try doing it by themes. I already have unconsciously, obviously the days when I’m teaching music lessons aren’t going to have a stellar meal, but it’ll be fun to give them specific names. Maybe we’ll try, whatever my 5 year old wants night, or if it doesn’t work out then we’ll pull out the frozen pizza night! Thanks again!

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:16:20 +0000

I have a couple of the cook books in the picture! hahahah…..
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By: ingrid

ingrid — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 17:01:21 +0000

Thanks, for the helpful info. For months now I’ve been saying I’m going to start doing a weekly menu, along with what desserts I might liked to try. Unfortunately I haven’t done more than plan a day or two and not written anything down. I’m really going to give it a push, starting with the family board of meal ideas.
~ingrid

By: Alissa

Alissa — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 06:08:14 +0000

I honestly love meal planning! I always get a great sense of accomplishment when I find a combination of meals that use similar ingredients, so nothing goes to waste – chop salad, pasta carbonera, and quiche are totally different, but all use bacon and eggs!

The key for me was starting a list of meals we like and taping it inside the cupboard with the cookbooks. If we like something new, it goes right on the list. It’s a great inspiration when I’m brainstorming for the week.
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By: Andrea

Andrea — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 03:39:45 +0000

When it comes to being better organized around the home – we’re really on again off again out our place. I fully *believe* in meal planning. When we do it, we save money on groceries, my husband keeps his eye on the list and looks forward to his favorites and YES it takes the guess work out of meal planning.
Great post. Very relevant .

By: Tsh

Tsh — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:30:58 +0000

I’m a HUGE fan of menu planning! I do find that mine ebb and flow from complex to simple, depending on what else is going on in our life. Lately, we’ve been keeping things very simple. When work was crazy a month ago, with tight deadlines and my book’s manuscript due, we were all about the spaghetti/fettucine night, the stir fry night, the pizza night, and the crockpot night, topped with the leftover night. Boring and simple, but it totally works for us. Thankfully, my family is easy to please.

By: Kara

Kara — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:02:46 +0000

Okay, Denise, you’ve totally got my attention with how meal planning saves you so much money!
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By: Sherry

Sherry — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 12:17:05 +0000

I love doing menu planning, although it can be daunting as there is a plethora of recipes out there. For each day of the week I have a designated theme
Monday – meatless, Tuesday – beef/pork, Wednesday – breakfast, Thursday – chicken, Friday – homemade pizza, Saturday – soup/salad, SONday – YOYO (you are on your own) or out to eat.
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